Famous birth charts · Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut’s chart in full
Born November 11, 1922, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
The chart, fact by fact
Planets
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The ten bodies astrology reads: the Sun, the Moon and eight planets. The planet says which part of a person it speaks for, the sign says how that part behaves, and the house says where in life it shows.
Sun in Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
18°34′
Moon in Leo
The Warm Heart. Warm heart, big feelings.
11°14′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
4°19′
Venus in Sagittariusretrograde
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
8°49′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
8°25′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
3°27′
Saturn in Libra
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
15°11′
Uranus in Piscesretrograde
9°42′
Neptune in Leo
18°10′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
11°03′
Beyond the planets
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Points read beside the planets. The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the minute of birth: the first impression. The Midheaven is the highest point of the sky: career and public life. The North Node is where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s: the direction a life grows in. Chiron, a small body between Saturn and Uranus, is a lifelong sore spot and the gift it leaves for others. Black Moon Lilith, where the Moon’s orbit swings farthest from Earth, is what a person keeps untamed.
North Node in Virgo
The direction his life grows in: Virgo, precise and helpful.
28°26′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
13°48′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
4°33′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
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When several aspects lock into one shape, such as a triangle or a cross, the planets in it act together, and the shape says how: easily, under strain, or with one planet as the focus.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his optimism (the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter) gather in Scorpio, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his heart (Venus in Sagittarius) and his drive (Mars in Aquarius) both point at his intensity (Pluto in Cancer), the part of him that kept needing adjustment and gave his life its focus.
Aspects by strength
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An aspect is a set angle between two bodies in the sky at birth. Some angles flow, some rub, and some fuse two bodies into one. The number is how far the angle is from exact: the smaller it is, the stronger the link.
Only the aspects that held from the first minute of the day to the last are shown; each figure is for noon.
Venus sextile Mars almost exact at 0.4°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
The Sun square Neptune almost exact at 0.4°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Mercury conjunction Jupiter almost exact at 0.9°
He loved ideas, the bigger the better, and he could talk anyone into hoping.
Venus square Uranus almost exact at 0.9°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
Uranus trine Pluto close at 1.3°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Venus quincunx Pluto close at 2.2°
Affection and the need for control kept getting in each other’s way, and trust took him time.
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Mars quincunx Pluto close at 2.6°
Force and restraint kept trading places, and he learned when to let go.
The Moon opposition Mars close at 2.8°
Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacted first, and his courage came from the same place as his flashes of anger.
Saturn sextile Neptune close at 3.0°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Mercury square Mars wide at 4.1°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 4.1°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 5.0°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mercury trine Uranus wide at 5.4°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 6.2°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 7.5°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
Chart signature
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The chart’s balance at a glance: which of the four elements and three modes it leans on, which body is most connected, and any body standing alone.
Elements
Modes
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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